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  • June 2018
  • Article

Cost of Experimentation and the Evolution of Venture Capital

By: Michael Ewens, Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
We study how technological shocks to the cost of starting new businesses have led the venture capital model to adapt in fundamental ways over the prior decade. We both document and provide a framework to understand the changes in the investment strategy of VCs in... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Investing; Abandonment Option; Technological Innovation; Venture Capital; Investment
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  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Cost of Experimentation and the Evolution of Venture Capital

By: Michael Ewens, Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
We study how technological shocks to the cost of starting new businesses have led the venture capital model to adapt in fundamental ways over the prior decade. We both document and provide a framework to understand the changes in the investment strategy of VCs in... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Investing; Abandonment Option; Technological Innovation; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Investment
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  • 14 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

long-term goal of expanding to encompass a comprehensive range of financial solutions. Sophy Wang: MOONWISE is a venture that aims to increase menstrual health literacy in China through digital media and online education. A lack of proper... View Details
  • Web

Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

profitable business model and prepare your startup for funding and scaling. “It’s an eye-opening course that enlightens the path for future founders, joiners, or investors.” Roman Ignatenko Launching Tech View Details
  • 07 Mar 2018
  • News

Women Entrepreneurs Are More Likely to Get Funding If They Emphasize Their Social Mission

  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

From venture capitalist to 'compassionate capitalist'

First he pioneered the British venture capitalist industry, cofounding Apax Partners in 1972. Then Sir Ronald M. Cohen (MBA 1969) led the way in social investment, prompting The Economist to call him “the compassionate capitalist.” Now he... View Details
  • 03 Nov 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, James Tighe & Susana Garcia-Robles; Financial Services
  • Fast Answer

Startups: venture-backed, by industry, geography, funding amounts & rounds

How can I create a list of start-up or venture capital backed companies in a particular industry? In Capital IQ:  Mouse over menu for Screening and select Screening > Companies. Select an industry,... View Details
  • 04 Dec 2019
  • News

Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders

is supported by plenty of research. And yet only 2.2 percent of VC funding goes to female-founded firms. So in 2011, Dodi founded the Women’s Venture Capital Fund with HBS... View Details
  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs

about making money and investing, but it's also about entrepreneurship. Having half of our society somewhat inhibited in their access to capital is a bad thing." Higgins cochaired the forum with HBS professor Myra M. Hart. With venture... View Details
Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 14 May 2015
  • Blog Post

Venture Capitalist Returns to HBS to Mentor MBA Students

your career? As a partner in a venture capital firm, I have the opportunity to meet and fund amazing entrepreneurs who are building innovative companies in large markets. I am constantly inspired by their... View Details
  • 11 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Venture Capital

Director and Career Coach Katja Frey – Recruiting Relations Manager Together, Jonathan and Katja make up the Career & Professional Development team that manages relationships with venture capital firms and works closely with students... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
  • 01 Sep 2008
  • News

HBS Opens Shanghai Office with Harvard China Fund

Harvard University has opened a new office in Shanghai that will serve both HBS and the Harvard China Fund (HCF). The HCF was launched in 2006 as a University-wide “academic venture fund” to enhance... View Details
Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services
  • 12 Sep 2016
  • News

HBS Alumni Startups Are Raking in VC Funds

New data shows that HBS alumni are leading the b-school pack in raising venture capital to fund their startups, according to an article on the website Business Because. According to data compiled by... View Details
Keywords: Finance
  • Web

Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Winners & Runners-Up 2024 Winners Play Video duration: 1:31 2024 New Venture Competition Winner, Business Track: Crop Diagnostix Crop Diagnostix is redefining precision agriculture through AI-powered, genetic insights. Team: Brandon Chi,... View Details
  • October 2021
  • Article

And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and Performance in Venture Capital

By: Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Calder-Wang
With an overall lack of gender and ethnic diversity in the innovation sector documented in Gompers and Wang (2017), we ask the natural next question: Does increased diversity lead to better firm performances? In this paper, we attempt to answer this question using a... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Diversity; Gender; Performance Improvement; Capital Markets
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  • 04 Oct 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms

controlled experiment.” Looking at the financial performance of those firms, they determined that having at least one woman in a VC fund improved performance by approximately 10 percent. That is, while the median View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services
  • 13 Aug 2018
  • Blog Post

Following My Dream: Launching a Venture

smoodi during my second year at HBS. During fall, our goal will be to raise funds and build a first machine prototype allowing for further testing. Several companies have already signed up for our beta-test. Having the best learning... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
  • 17 Jan 2013
  • News

Social Impact Investing Will Be the New Venture Capital

  • Web

Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

strategies to overcome those challenges and successfully lead these ventures to scale in order to generate financial returns and deliver the intended impact. Key Learning Objectives Understand key founding and View Details